Abdallah, now six years old, needs round-the-clock care after he suffered damage to 80% of his brain when Stewart Richardson allegedly rear-ended the family car as they sat at a red light in Arlington.

Police said tests showed Richardson had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.

Their attorney, Charla Aldous, believes Richardson was served too much alcohol at a Mansfield Applebee’s and left intoxicated before rear-ending the family.

The amount they settled for is undisclosed, Aldous said the family will now be able to get a specially equipped van and a nurse to help with Abdallah’s constant care.

Stewart Richardson’s criminal trial has been put on hold due to appeals.

Richardson had previously been convicted of seven DWI’s in other states but a judge ruled those convictions would only be permissible in Tarrant County courts as misdemeanors instead of felonies. Had they been seen as felonies, prosecutors would have been able to seek a life sentence. The family is appealing the judge’s ruling.